Common Name: Butterfly Pea FlowerBotanical Name: Clitoria ternateaAssamese Name: Aparajita (meaning 'undefeated')Butterfly Pea Flower is a common and important flower in Assam. It is basically a perennial creeper and the flower varieties are the common indigo blue and rare white. It is said to be the favourite flower of the Hindu goddess Durga and is …
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A for "Anthurium"
Common Name: Anthurium, Laceleaf, TailflowerScientific Name: Anthurium andraeanumThis heart-shaped flower is truly elegant. It is vastly used as an ornamental flower in event decorations. Red, pink and white are its popular colours. Below is a photograph of a white Anthurium in bloom back home.I am taking part in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge …
AtoZ Challenge Theme Reveal 2016
Yes, it is that time of the year again, the AtoZ Challenge! This is my third consecutive year of participation. Frankly I had started preparing for this event around four months back. This year too, I have tried to work on my posts ahead of time and schedule them to be published on respective days.For …
Watching Papon Live
On the 21st evening, Namz called me excitedly and informed that Papon (Anagaraag Mahanta), the nationwide popular singer from Assam is going to perform at the opening ceremony of the North-East Film Festival the next day. And that we should go and attend the show. The timing was convenient and it would be a Friday …
Z for Zila Sonitpur
Kolia Bhora Setu after sunset "Zila" means district in several Indian languages including Assamese. Assam has 27 districts and Sonitpur is one of them. Sonitpur district was created in 1983 when it was split from Darrang. The district headquarters are located at Tezpur.The name Tezpur is derived from the Sanskrit words 'Teza' (meaning blood) and …
Y for Yarlung Tsangpo
Yarlung TsangpoYarlung Tsangpo is the Tibetian name for the upper course of the river Brahmaputra flowing through Arunachal Pradesh and Assam of India. With its origin in the Angsi Glacier, located on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River, the river flows across southern Tibet to break …
X for saraighat (e)Xpress
The Saraighat Express is a daily superfast train which runs between Howrah (Kolkata) and Guwahati (Assam). The train is named after the famous Battle of Saraighat fought between Mughals and Ahom rulers of Assam (Ahom Kingdom) in which Mughals were defeated by the Ahoms under the great leadership of Mahavir Lachit Borphukan Commander-in-Chief. The train …
W for Ward’s Lake
Ward's Lake is a beautiful man-made lake in Shillong, in the State of Meghalaya of India. The lake is named after Sir William Ward, the then, Chief Commissioner of Assam. (Shillong was once the capital of undivided Assam). A beautiful little lake with short garden walks and boating facilities - this is a popular spot …
Rain Bane
I have been born and brought up in Assam, a beautiful state in north east India. So naturally rains have been a very important part of my life. It was raining when I was born and it normally rains on my birthday. I love rain. But rains love Assam a lot more. Every year rains …
Natasha'z Points To Ponder 